Tom Hardy’s name has been circulating in the news cycle a lot this year, and not for the reasons you might think. While Hardy has picked up plenty of famous roles in the last few years, one of his biggest fan-favorite performances has come from playing Harry Da Souza in MobLand. Guy Ritchie directs episodes of the hit Paramount Plus crime thriller co-starring Pierce Brosnan, and it was reported that Hardy had been fired from the show due to a tumultuous relationship with one of the producers. This has since been walked back, and Paramount has confirmed that he has not been let go. Hardy is also famous for his work in the sci-fi genre, including but not limited to a trio of Venom movies, where he plays the legendary reporter and nemesis of Spider-Man, Eddie Brock.
However, while some fans would point to Eddie Brock as Hardy’s most famous sci-fi role, others would lean towards Max Rockatansky, who he played in 2015’s Mad Max: Fury Road. Despite some turmoil between Hardy and his Mad Max co-star Charlize Theron, who have vowed never to work together again after a fallout on set of the film, Mad Max: Fury Road is still widely hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi accomplishments of all time. The 97% score from critics and 86% score from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes, along with the six Oscar wins and $380 million box office performance, speak for themselves. All these years after it first hit theaters, Mad Max: Fury Road is still without a streaming home, but the film has quietly become one of the top 10 most-watched VOD titles on Prime Video and Apple TV in several countries.
Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
02
In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
03
What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
04
How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
05
Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
06
Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
07
Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
08
What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
The Wasteland
Mad Max
The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
Is George Miller Making Another Mad Max Movie?
It’s unclear at this time if George Miller will make another Mad Max movie, particularly the long-rumored Mad Max prequel, The Wasteland, that’s been rumored for years now. Back in 2024, Miller confirmed that he had other things on his plate he’d rather focus on before doing another Mad Max movie, and Hardy has shared a mostly negative outlook on the project ever happening. After the 2024 Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth-starring prequel, Furiosa, bombed at the box office, it likely stalled what final desire there was for another Mad Max film, despite its critical acclaim. The franchise is up for sale, though, so the outlook on the future could take a quick turn.
Check out Mad Max: Fury Road on VOD platforms like Prime Video, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of Tom Hardy’s future projects.
